Manchester United’s Champions League run ended in the quarter-finals as Lionel Messi inspired Barcelona to a crushing victory in the second leg at the Nou Camp. United, trailing 1-0 from the first leg, started brightly but were then undone by brilliance from Messi and a glaring mistake from goalkeeper David de Gea. Messi put the […]
Cristiano Ronaldo marked his return from injury with a precious away goal as Juventus drew 1-1 with an excellent Ajax in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal in Amsterdam on Wednesday. Ronaldo subdued the 50 000 home fans in the Johan Cruyff Arena when he headed Juventus in front on the stroke of halftime […]
Manchester United face an even tougher task to turnaround the 1-0 deficit from the first leg of their quarterfinal with Barcelona than their miraculous comeback away to Paris Saint-Germain in the last 16, coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted on Wednesday. United became the first side to ever overcome a 2-0 first leg defeat at home […]
Lionel Messi came off the bench to inspire La Liga leaders Barcelona to victory over Leganes – their seventh successive win in all competitions. Ousmane Dembele fired in to give the champions a first-half lead before Martin Braithwaite, on loan from Middlesbrough, tapped in the equaliser. Luis Suarez handed Barca the advantage again when he […]
Alice Nachilembe
The Independent Observer
